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Case Study Issue 150: Naturopathic Approaches to IBS: Two Case Histories

by Michael Franklin

In this article which focuses on Irritable Bowel Syndrome, the author says that of all the chronic illnesses with unpleasant symptoms, IBS more often than not gets treated less e...

Charles - A Case of IBS

by Judith Price

Judith Price, a nutritional therapist, describes how nutritional therapy was able to help a man with long-term, painful digestive problems diagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome (IB...

Homeopathic Approaches to Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients

by Ronnie Turner

The author of this piece first gives us some information relating to a research project from Ireland. The experts there have had great success when treating patients with IBS by us...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

by Dr Angela Jones

It is difficult to be sure whether irritable bowel syndrome is becoming more common or whether it is simply becoming more readily recognised by both the medical fraternity and pa...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

by Lynn Toohey, Ph.D.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common condition in which the large intestine fails to function correctly. In fact, it is so common that it represents 30-50% of all referrals t...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): Holistic Treatment Approach

by Tracie O\'Keefe

It is estimated that nearly a quarter of the UK population suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (also known as irritable colon syndrome or spastic colon), but nobody really knows b...

Low Fibre Diet

by Penny Crowther

In this Expert Column, the author looks at how reducing the amount of fibre in your diet can help people who suffer with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) to reduce their symptoms. We...

The Real Causes of IBS: How they can be Revealed by Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis

by Michael Franklin

In this article Michael Franklin talks about the problem faced by many IBS sufferers – that their doctor can offer them no cure or further tests. The author however, talks about a ...

The Starch Connection

by Penny Crowther

In this column on Irritable Bowel Syndrome, low starch diets seem to work wonders with the author’s patients who come to her with abdominal bloating and excess gas problems, despit...

The Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

by Anne McIntyre

The author of this article has practised as a medical herbalist for twenty years, and ten years ago became interested in Ayurvedic medicine as a useful adjunct to her herbal ther...